Gamer’s Tavern turns to the Dark Side! Want to play evil but are worried about the players turning into murderbunnies? Or dissolving into PvP chaos? We talk about how to use evil player characters and even entire evil parties and still tell great stories and have fun. Affiliate Sponsors Accursed […]
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A message from a friend thought lost hits Sol’s comm and sends the team out to take on the 2070’s biggest spin artists. Gamer’s Tavern Game Table is brought to you by: Hero Labs, the award winning character management program from Lone Wolf Development. Affiliate Sponsors: Drive Thru RPG: The largest […]
Sometimes you make the saving throw, sometimes you don’t. Why is the risk of death important in a game? How should you use death in your games? How do you cope when your favorite character dies? Can a game be fun if your character can’t die? Nathan Dowdell and Lee […]
Convention Season is upon us! Want to play games at a convention but don’t know what to expect? Or are you running a game and want it to be more awesome? Bill Keyes and Robert Dorf visit the Gamer’s Tavern to discuss the finer points of gaming at conventions. Affiliate […]
What happens when there’s not a run going on? A good shadowrunner follows up on the last run and prepares for the next. A good GM plants a crapload of plot seeds! This episode is everything we did between the last episode and the new run next week, roleplayed out […]
Guest William Thrasher from Skirmisher Publishing and the d-Infinity magazine and podcast join us we recap our experiences at Comicpalooza! The games, the food, the parties, and more! Note: The first hour of this recording was lost due to a technical malfunction.Most of what was discussed got recapped after Will […]
The first annual State of the Industry episode with guests Shane Hensley and Brandon Gensemer. This episode, we talk about where the industry is, where it’s going, and where we think it should go. This episode recorded before the big announcements from Wizards of the Coast, but our points still […]
The team’s made it through the Ork Underground alive after causing the race riots two weeks ago, and now they’re getting their assignment from Bull: Humanis. Deal with them. What is Humanis up to that has Bull more concerned than usual? How will the team “deal with them”? And what […]
There are more conventions than ever, and they’re getting bigger every year. Isn’t it time you go to a con? Tom Lommel, the man behind Bill Cavalier the Dungeon Bastard and Grady Elliot join us to talk about how to survive your first (or thirtieth) convention. Where should you stay? […]
This episode, Darryl talks about the lawsuit filed by Wizards of the Coast against Cryptozoic over their online card game, Hex: Shards of Fate, explaining the various aspects of the lawsuit and predicting how it may turn out. The story from The Escapist Wizards of the Coast Press Release The […]
This episode, the team finds out they’re too hot for anyone to touch them after their high profile runs, so they have to find something to do on their own. Left to their own devices, they’re driven by the guilt of Raef and Sol as they go to the Ork […]
Say any of these races, classes, clans, builds, backgrounds, or archetypes online and you will be deluged with hate. Why is it everyone thinks bards suck, or Kender are too annoying to let live? And is it possible to redeem these characters? Colorado Area Gamers! There is an awesome charity […]